Cake doughnut mixes



U it d See P 3,481,745 CAKE DOUGHNUT MIXES Alvin F. Borer, Minneapolis,and-John R. Dixon, Brooklyn Park, Minn., assignors to InternationalMilling Company Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., a corporation of New York NoDrawing. Filed. July .20, 1966,;Ser. No. 566,479

Int. Cl. A21d 13/08 US. C]. 99-92 20 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREThis invention relates to improved mixes and bases for making doughnuts.More particularly this invention relates to cake doughnut mixes andbases containing rye flour and, with or without, additional quantitiesof emulsifiers to provide improved eating and keeping qualities of thedoughnuts made therefrom.

It is conventional to use specially selected wheat flour for making cakedoughnuts. Since no statisfactory physical or chemical tests areavailable for testing wheat to determine what wheat will make a goodflour for use in making cake doughnuts, the present practice is to (1)select samples of wheat, make flour therefrom, and after using thisflour to make cake doughnuts, the doughnuts are evaluated to determineif the selected wheat flour will make a satisfactory doughnut; or (2)buy a number of different wheat flours, make various blends, test therespective blends by making cake doughnuts and evaluating the doughnuts,thus continuing until a satisfactory blend has been found. A largeamount of testing is involved since, for example, the wheat grown in onecounty may make a satisfactory cake doughnut while that grown in anadjacent county will not.

Additionally, using conventional formulas, a number of different typesof wheat flour will not produce a satisfactory cake doughnut. Examplesare soft white wheat and hard spring wheat flours.

Also, with conventional cake doughnut mixes, it would be desirable toincrease the amount of emulsifier used since, if increased amounts ofemulsifiers, within limits, could be used, a better eating qualitydoughnut should be obtained. However with conventional cake doughnutmixes, if the amount of emulsifier is increased, the amount of fatabsorption during the frying step is increased. Such increased fatabsorption is not desirable because it reduces the taste appeal of cakedoughnuts. For example, for 'a dozen of 11-12 ounce doughnuts, a desiredlevel of fat absorption is about 2 ounces. Further with conventionalcake doughnut mixes, if too much emulsifier were used, the resultingcake doughnut frequently is poorly shaped and of poor eating quality.

In order to overcome problems and limitations of the aforementionednature, this invention has been made.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved cake doughnut mixor base to obtain cake doughnuts having increased tenderness, bettereating qualities and increased shelf life. Another object of thisinvention is to provide an improved cake doughnut mix that will3,481,745 Patented Dec. 2, 1969 ICC tolerate incorporating higherpercentages of emulsifiers in making cake doughnuts than conventionaldoughnut flours and thereby increase the tenderness and keeping qualityof cake doughnuts made therefrom while maintaining fat absorption withindesired limits.

An additional object of this invention is to provide an improved cakedoughnut mix for making cake doughnuts having enhanced softness andmoistness. A still another object of this invention is to provide animproved doughnut mix or base for making cake doughnuts that during thefrying step absorb substantially less fat than those made fromconventional doughnut mixes having the same amount of emulsifier.

Other and further objects are those inherent in the invention hereindescribed and claimed, and which will be apparent as the descriptionproceeds.

Rye flour has very little gluten forming protein and thus if only aflour made from rye were used in making doughnuts, the doughnuts wouldnot rise. However We have found that by using a limited amount of ryeflour in conjunction with wheat flour in an otherwise conventional cakedoughnut formula, there are obtained cake doughnuts of marketablequality that have improved tenderness and improved storage qualities.The improved storage qualities of cake doughnuts made from a formulathat includes limited amounts of rye flour over those that do notinclude rye flour becomes more readily apparent after about 48 hours ofstorage. For example, where a new stock of cake doughnuts is receivedand placed on the shelf, it may be left on the shelf for a period suchas six days before the unsold ones are replaced with a new delivery.Thus, extended shelf life (storage qualities) in many retailestablishments is important since it is desirable that those doughnutssold, for example, on the fifth day, have as nearly as possible thetenderness and eating qualities as those sold the first day.

Further it has been found that using limited quantities of rye flour inplace of corresponding quantities of white wheat flour in an otherwiseconventional cake doughnut formula, the frying properties of the cakedoughnuts made therefrom were not impaired (i.e., gas retention, break,rise time, structural formation, dough flow, viscosity and fatabsorption), when fried in an automatic frying machine. Also the belowlisted properties were enhanced by the incorporation of rye flour withno other change in formula:

(1) Tenderness and eating quality of the finished doughnut wererelatively improved on the basis of taste panel acceptance scoreswherein doughnuts were scored a number of days "after making.

(2) Softness and moisture also were enhanced.

(3) Water absorption of the mix to give a batter of equal viscosity wasincreased.

(4) Absorption of frying fat was reduced.

(5) Formula cost was reduced as rye flour is less costly than wheatflour.

Also by using a limited quantity of rye flour, it has been found thatmore emulsifiers can be tolerated without excess fat absorption tothereby further improve the eating and keeping quality.

Additionally in prior art doughnut mixes, only specially selected wheatflours could be used to make satisfactory cake doughnuts. However byusing a blend of rye flour with other wheat flours in accordance withthis invention, Wheat flours that previously could not be used forproducing a satisfactory cake doughnut, now can be blended in with ryeflour and such a blend used in making a satisfactory cake doughnut. Forexample, soft white wheat and hard spring wheat flours without any ryeflour Percent Flour 5862 Sugar -30 Shortening 3-5 Egg (solids) 0.5-3

It has been discovered that in making cake doughnuts that levels of ryeflour that are between about 6% to 40% of the total rye and wheat floursperform satisfactory in accordance with this invention and it ispreferred that levels of rye flour between about 18% to 31% be used. Ona fully prepared mix basis, it has been discovered that from about 3.7%to about rye flour perform satisfactory, and that it is preferred thatfrom about 11% to 19% rye flour be used. It is further preferred thatlight and white rye flour be used instead of darker grades because ofodor and flavor. That is, white rye flour and light rye flour have lesscharacteristic rye flavor than the darker grades and do not impart theusually commercially undesirable dark cast to the doughnut crumb.

In general the invention comprises improved doughnut bases prepared byblending wheat and rye flours, shortening, an emulsifier, milk solidsand chemical leavening agents. The bases may also include otheringredients such as sugar, salt, egg solids, coloring and flavoringagents, preservatives, small quantities of other edible flours toprovide desired flavor and taste qualities and the like. Commercialbakeries frequently prefer that the such other ingredients such as salt,coloring agents and other flours such as soy and potato flour beincorporated in the base, while some bakeries prefer that the purchasedbases do not include such as sugar and/or egg solids or egg yolks butrather add these ingredients at the time the batter is made from thepurchased base.

The shortening may be conventional cake doughnut shortenings such asthose made from animal or vegetable oil or plastic types. The chemicalleavening agents are those conventionally used in cake doughnut mixeswhich usually include sodium bicarbonate in combination with variousacid ingredients such as sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acidpyrophosphate, tartaric acid, fumaric acid and etc. The emulsifierscontain one or more compounds such as monoand diglycerides of fatforming fatty acids, propylene glycol fatty acid esters, lecithin,polysorbate and the like.

In each of the examples set forth hereinafter, a series of bases weremade of the respective composition set forth under Ingredients of Basein the table for the respective example. The indicated Ingredients wereadmixed and then the components indicated under Added to Base for therespective run was admixed with the given base in the series to providea batter. The amount of the components (Added to Base) is expressed inpercentage of the component to the total Base containing the percentagesof and the ingredients indicated the heading Ingredients of Base. Foreach run the amount of water added was that required to produce a batterof a given viscosity.

The batter for each run was processed in a conventional doughnutmachine, i.e., a machine sold under the trademark of DCA Lincoln DonutMachine mounted on a Toledo Platform Scale to obtain an accuratemeasurement of fat absorption. The frying conditions, i.e. temperatureof the fat, the length of time in the machine and etc., for the runs ofeach example were the same.

Five dozen doughnuts were fried for each run (or each Run A Series andRun B Series), the Fat Absorption for each run being derived by dividingthe ounces of fat absorbed by five dozen doughnuts by five to give the 4ounces of fat absorbed per dozen. The amount of fat absorbed per dozenfor each run is indicated under the heading RESULTS.

The Height was obtained for each run by placing six fried doughnuts ofthe run, one on top of the other, the Height being expressed inmillimeters per half dozen. Similarly for Spread, six fried doughnutswere placed lengthwise in end to end abutting relationship and thelength of six doughnuts in this relationship was measured.

In order to obtain Specific Volume, six fried doughnuts were weighed,placed into a rape seed displacement apparatus and the amount of rapeseeds the doughnuts displaced were recorded. The weight of the doughnutswas then divided into the volume of rape seed and the Specific Volumeobtained.

As the doughnuts were fryed, the physical characteristics of thedoughnuts were observed. The Performance indicates the evaluation of thefrying characteristics. The performance of run was scored on the basisof a conventional scoring procedure, the scoring appearing in thehorizontal column designated Performance wherein the symbols used are asfollows: V.G.=very good; G=good; F=fair; P=poor.

Also a dozen doughnuts of each run were immersed in sugar to determinethe weight of Sugar Pick-Up and then these doughnuts were set aside forthe time indicated. After the indicated time, the appearance of thesugar coated doughnuts was observed and scored, the scoring appearing inthe horizontal column designated Sugar Retention.

The keeping and eating quality of the doughnuts of each run weredetermined by a taste panel at the intervals indicated under the headingSCORE. A doughnut from each of two or more runs for each example weresampled by each member of the panel and given relative scores on thebasis of 16 points for a first place vote, 8 points for a second placevote, 4 points for a third place vote and 2 points for a fourth placevote. Thus if there was only two runs being compared, there was onlyfirst and second places, the total points for the first and second placevote for the run being totaled and set forth.

As may be noted from the totals of the scores for various days, thenumber of members of the panels were not always the same.

It is to be noted that a doughnut may have a good Score (eating quality)and be a poor performer (poor frying characteristics such as absorbs toomuuh fat); or vice versa.

Also for convenience, for each run, the percent of rye flour to totalrye and wheat flour (Rye Flour/ Total Rye & Wheat Flour) has been setforth as well as the percent of rye flour in a fully prepared mix, andthe percent of the total weight of emulsifier to the weight of the fullyprepared mix.

For the various flours used in the following examples, the percent ofash and protein on a 14% moisture basis are given in Table A below.

1 Yellow hard wheat flour is conventionally used in making cakedoughnuts.

For the examples, the Other Ingredients are those from either belowTable B or Table C as indicated in the table for the respective example.

5 6 TABLE B For example for Run 1, the total ingredient of the basePercent total 100% while the weight of sugar and water added to Soyflour the base was 88% of the weight of the base. The composi- EOtatOflour tion of the Bases, the amount of sugar and water added 13 1 3 1 1to prepare the respective batter, and the results of the test- S 6X Caing of the cake doughnuts prepared from the respective batter are givenbelow in Table 1. Milk powder 2.70 Salt 100 As illustratlve of a FullyPrepared M1x as used in Soda 0'84 this application, referring to Run 1,the fully prepared mix 1 mix 0355 mcludes the Ingredients of Base plussugar. Thus, to pyrophosphate 1 determme the relative amount of eachingredient to a Fully Prepared MIX, the figure given for each ingredientTotal Other Ingredients 40.25 would be divided by 134.

TABLE 1 Run 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ingredients of Base, Percent:

Yellow Hard Wheat Flour 79.72 78.72 74.72 69.72 59.72 White Rye Flour.1.00 5.00 10.00 20.00 79. 72 0.40 0.40 0. 40 0. 40 0. 40 0.40 PGME l0.75 0.75 0. 75 0.75 0.75 0.75 Other Ingredients (Table 0) 19.13 19.1319.13 19.13 19.13 10.13

TotalBase 100.00 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00 100.00

Added to Base, Percent:

Water 54 54 55 59 65 71 34 34 34 34 34 34 2.50 2. 30 2.10 2.00 Height(mm.) 173 178 176 173 Spread 410 410 411 413 Specific Volume (cc.) 3.153.17 3.14 3.18 Performance G. V.G. V.G. V.G.E. Sugar Pick up (gms.) 6566 63 60 Sugar Retention (24 hrs-93 F.) F. F. G. Rye Flour/Total Rye andWheat Flour, Percent 0 1. 25 6.15 12. 54 Percent Rye Flour in Mix 0 0.753. 73 7. 46 Percent EmulsifierinMix 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86

l Abbreviation for propylene glycol fatty acid esters and monoanddiglycerldes.

TABLE C SCORE Percent 3 Days 6 Days Soy flour 3.00 Potato flour 0.65 2242 Dextrose 33 2% Soy oil 50 44 120 Milk powder 3.60 180 240 Egg yolk(solids) 2.00

. 5 ggg g W1th reference to Run 6, whlch had no wheat flour, it P re hoshate was a very poor quality doughnut and definitely not of p marketablequality At the end of 3 days, the doughnuts odium alummum c 0101, mix 040 of runs 2, 3 and 4 showed better taste and eatmg qualities Sodium r0ionate than the control (Run 1) in which no rye flour Was used, p p uthis showing that incorporating a limited amount of rye flour in a cakedoughnut mix definitely improved the Total other Ingredlents 19'13keeping quality of cake doughnuts. At the end f i days, the doughnuts ofRun 4 Were still outstandingly EXAMPLE 1 soft and moist. Further theutilization of rye flour de- A series of cake doughnut bases were madewherein various quantities of rye flour were used in place of acorresponding amounts of wheat flour that is conventionally used inmaking cake doughnuts, and were compared against a conventional cakedoughnut of Run 1. The Base and/or Fully Prepared Mix of Run 1 areconventional. To each of these bases there was added water and sugar inthe quantities indicated, and then the resulting mixture was admixed toform a cake doughnut batter. The batters were then processed to formfinished doughnuts, including frying in the previously indicated type ofmachine, and the various tests made such as indicated above.

creased the amount of fat absorbed by the doughnuts during frying fromthat absorbed by the control.

EXAMPLE 2 TABLE 2 Run 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Ingredients of Base, Percent:

Yellow Hard Wheat Flour 79. 72 59. 72 Spring Wheat Flour 79. 72 59. 72Soft Red Wheat Flour 79.

Soft White Wheat Flour White Rye Flour Lecithin P GME 0. 75 0. 75 0. 750. 7 0. 75 Other Ingredients (Table C) 19. 13 19. 13 19. 13 19. 13 19.13 19. 13

Total 100. 00 100. 00 100. O0 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00

Added to Base, Percent:

Water 55 58 55 58 50 52 49 51 Sugar 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 Results:

Fat Absorption (oz.ldoz.) 2. 30 2. 00 1. 90 1. 70 3. 00 2. 40 3. 45 2.30 Height (mm.) 1. 80 1. 76 l. 55 1. 75 1. 65 1. 70 1. 58 1. 70 410 410420 412 430 415 430 410 3. 30 3. 25 3. 06 3. 31 3. 00 3. 2. 97 3. 07Performance G. V.G. P. .G. G. V.G. F. V.G, Percent Moisture of Doughnutat 5 days 23.45 26. 09 24. 90 25.82 21. 34 22.05 20.07 23.02 RyeFlour/Total of Rye and Wheat Flour, Percent 0 25. 08 0 25. 08 0 25. 08 025. 08 Percent Rye Flour in Mix 0 14. 92 0 14. 92 0 14.92 0 14.92Percent Emulsifier in Mix. 0. 86 0. 86 0. 86 0. 86 0. 86 0. 86 0. 86 O.86

S C 0 RE 2 Days 5 Days Run Total i 216 224 1 Total should be 224unknownerror in totaling score for one of the IDES.

The blending of rye flour with conventional doughnut flour (Run 8) andwith each of the other wheat flours resulted in improved performance.Also the doughnuts made from a rye blended flour had better eating andkeeping qualities than those made from the respective wheat flour thatdid not include rye flour, including the control (Run 7).

With reference to Run 9, it had a high slow-break, and crusted over atthe turner during the frying process, while Run 13 had a high,slow-break and high fat absorption. Also as may be noted from Table 2,the amount of water used in each of the runs to provide the desired(same) viscosity of batter in each of the runs using wheat-rye flour wasgreater than the respective run of the corresponding wheat flour thathad no rye flour blended therein. Likewise, the fat absorption for eachof the non-rye flour mixes was higher than the corresponding blendedwheat rye flour mix. Further the performance of each of the runs usingwheat-rye flour wa better than the respective run of the correspondingwheat flour that had no rye flour blended therein.

Also the tenderness and keeping quality (SCORE) of each of the runsusing a wheat-rye blended flour was improved considerably over that ofthe corresponding run that did not include rye flour in the mix. Also asshown by a comparison of the SCORE of Runs 10, 12 and 14 with Run 7,wheat flours that normally are not satisfactory for making cakedoughnuts, when blended with rye fiour in accordance with thisinvention, provided cake doughnuts that were of considerably bettertenderness and keeping quality than a conventional cake doughnut wheatfiour (Run 7) that had not been blended with rye flour.

EXAMPLE 3 Using the same cake doughnut formula that was used in Example1, a number of runs were made using different proportions of white ryeflour blended in with spring wheat flour; one run, Run 15, being acontrol using con ventional cake doughnut wheat flour with conventionalamount of other ingredients. The bases including the amounts of sugaradded which would yield a fully prepared mix, the amount of water addedto prepare a batter, and the results of testing of the cake doughnutsmade are given below in Table 3.

TABLE 3 Run Ingredients of Base, Percent:

Yellow Hard White Flour.

Spring Wheat Flour White Rye FlOUL Lecithin. P GM Other Ingr Total 100.00 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00 100. O0 100. 00

Added to Base Percent:

ater 55 5G 57 58 59 60 61 Sugar. 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 Results:

Fat Absorption (oz./doz.) 2. 50 1. 1. 80 l. 75 1. 60 1. 60 1. 50 1. 50Height 165 178 178 174 167 162 Spread (mm pe 412 414 412 410 410 410 410410 Specific Volume (c c 3. 24 3. l0 3. 22 3. 28 3. 10 3. 01 2. 91 2. 80Performance V.G. P. G. V.G. V.G. V.G. G. F. Sugar Pick Up (1! 50 54 5253 51 52 52 52 Sugar Retention (5 days)... F. F. G. V.G. V.G. G. G. RyeFlour/Total Rye and Whea 0 0 12. 54 18. 82 25. 09 31. 36 37.76 43. J0Percent Rye Flour in Mix 0 0 7. 46 11. 19 14. 92 18. 73 22. 39 12Percent Emulsifier in Mix. 0. 86 0.86 0. 86 0.86 0. 86 0.86 0. 86 0. 86

Run 15 (control) was a very good performer while Run 16 had a good breakbut crusted over at the turner while Run 18 was a very good performerand held gas well. Run 19 was like Run 18, While Run 20 was like Run 18other than being tighter doughnuts. Run 21 was a good performer but itheld gas too well and as a result was too tight a doughnut, while Run 22did not have enough expansion.

As may be noted from Runs 16 and 17, the performance of spring wheatflour was greatly improved by blending 10% white rye flour (per cent ofthe base) in place of the corresponding amount of wheat flour; i.e.performance went from poor to good. Also to be. noted is that for theseruns, the fat absorption was considerably lower than the control.However, in the panel test for tenderness and eating quality, thecontrol 4WaS the poorest. Also, the column for Runs 17 and 18 were veryclose to that of the control.

EXAMPLE 4 Using the same cake doughnut formula that was used in Example1, a number of runs were made using difier- 40 TABLE 4 With reference toRun 23 (control) it was a very good performer while Run 24 (soft whitewheat flour with no rye blended therewith) had a high break andexcessive spread. Further Run 24, even with the high fat absorption, wasthe poorest eating and keeping doughnut of these runs. The doughnuts ofRun 24 even when first made were very dry, crumbly and tough. Howeverutilizing white rye flour in place of a corresponding amount of softwhite wheat flour greatly improved the doughnuts obtained wherein softwheat flour constituted the greatest single ingredient portion of thefully prepared mix used to make the doughnuts.

Run 25 had a positive break and held gas very well while the break ofRun 26 was a little high. Run 25 was better in all respects than thecontrol other than the control had a better volume. In a different run(not shown), the addition of 10% white rye flour (percent of the Base),the fat absorption was cut and even though the performance was poor, itwas an improvement over Run 24.

With reference to blending white rye flour with soft white wheat flour,as the percent of rye increased, water absorption qualities of thebatter increased and fat absorption decreased. Further, as the percentof rye increased, the volume increased and performance improved untilabout the 20% level of rye (percent of the Base) was reached and then adownhill trend began.

EXAMPLE 5 Using the same cake doughnut formula as used in Example 1, anumber of runs were made to find out the effect of using medium ryeflour, and mixtures of medium rye and white rye flour in making cakedoughnuts. The amounts of medium rye and medium rye-white rye flour usedare given below in Table 5, Run 27 being a control using a conventionalcake doughnut wheat flour with other conventional ingredients inconventional amounts. The amount of sugar added to obtain a fullyprepared mix, the amount of water added to prepare a Run Ingredients ofBase, percent:

Yellow Hard Wheat Flour 79. 22 Soft White Wheat Flour White Rye FlourLecithin 0. 0. 40 0. 19. 13

Total Base 100. 00 100. 00

Added to Base, percent:

Water 54 48 Sugar 34 34 Results:

Fat Absorption (oz./doz 3. Height (mm.) 175 152 Spread (mm. per 413 430Specific Volume ((20).. 3. 25 2. 80 Performance V. G. P. Sugar Pick Up(gms./d0z.) 63 79 Sugar Retention (3 days) F. G. Rye Flour/Total Rye toWheat Flour, percent- 0 0 Percent Rye Flour in Mix 0 Percent Emulsifierin Mix 0. 86 0. 86

3. 00 2. V. G. G. 63 58 V. G. V. G. 25. 09 31. 36 14. 920 18. 76 0. 860. 86

batter and the results of testing the doughnuts made are also given inTable 5.

TABLE Run 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Ingredients of Base, Percent:

Yellow Hat- 1 Wheat Flour 79.22 69. 22 64. 22 59. 22 50. 22 54. 22 49.22Medium Rye Flour-- 10. 00 15. 00 20.00 10. 00 15.00 20.00 White RyeFlour. 10. 00 10.00 10.00 Lecithi 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0. 0.40 PGM0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 Other Ingredients (Table 0) 19.1319.13 10. 13 19.13 10.13 19.13 19.13

Total Base 100. 00 100. 00 100.00 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00

Added to Base, Percent:

Water 54 61 04 68 62 65 69 Sugar 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 Results:

Fat Absorption (oz./doz.) 2.60 2.00 1.95 1.60 17.5 1.80 1.50 Hei ht(m.m.) 174 175 172 170 168 170 105 Spread (m.m. per 6) 410 410 410 412415 415 415 Specific Volume (00.) 3.18 3.18 3.12 3.05 3. 20 3.10 3.05Performance V.G. V.G. G. G. V.G. V.G. F. Sugar Pick Up (gms./doz.) 61 5049 49 46 Sugar Retention (3 days) V.G. G. F. F. P. P. P. Rye Flour/TotalRye and Wheat Flour, percent 0 12. 54 18. 82 25. 09 25.09 31. 36 37. 76Percent Rye Flour in Mix 0 7. 40 11.19 14.92 14. 92 18.73 22. 39 Perc ntEmulsifier in Mix 0.86 0.86 0.80 0.86 0.86 0. 86 0.86

TABLE 6 SCORE Run 34 35 36 30 Ingredients of Base, Percent:

Yellow Hard Wheat Flour 50. 25 47. 40 47. 00 11.85 11.75 0.25 0. 25 0.25 0. 25 0. 25 0.75 40.25 40.25 40.25

Added to Base, Percent:

Water 40 42 42 Sugar Yolk 4 4 4 Results:

Fat Absorption (oz./doz.) 2. 20 2. 00 2. 20 Height (111711.) 167 172 1704() Spread (mm.) 413 412 412 Specific Volume (0 2. 97 3. 02 3.11Pressure 3V2-3% '/2 a ugar re p gms. Total 270 Sugar Retention (4 days)V.G. G. V.G.

1gtye Fimfir/Total Wheat Rye Flour, percen 0 0 n ercen ye in Mix It hasbeen. found th'f1t.med1um y flour does unpart 45 Percent E l ifi i MixQ48 (148 0.9 very good moisture retaining properties and excellenteating and keeping qualities. However even at the 10% level SCORE (basedon the Base), the medium rye flour makes the 24h S 3D 1 3. S doughnutcrumb color vely brown and lmparts a strong y Run: rye flavor. 00 34 7288 30 120 128 EXAMPLE 6 Total 192 21s 48 hrs. 4 Days Using a dltferentcake doughnut formula than that used :5 in the preceding examples, testruns were made to deterg6 mine the elfect of blending a portion of ryeflour in place 120 144 of conventional cake doughnut wheat flour; and todeter- T l 224 252 mine the effect of using an increased amount ofemulsifier in making a rye-wheat flour blend cake doughnut. The AS m y enoted from b e 6, more Water was Bases of this example in part differsin that all the sugar was included in the Bases but no egg or egg solidswere included therein. Rather water and sugar yolk were added to thebase in making a batter, the sugar yolk being 40% water, 10% sugar and50% egg yolk solids. The compositions of the base, the amount of waterand sugar yolk added, and the results of the runs are given below inTable 6.

As believed apparent, if each base was prepared as a Fully Prepared Mix,the 50% egg yolk solids and 10% sugar would be included with theIngredients of the Base. Run 34 was a control using conventionaldoughnut Wheat flour with other conventional ingredients in conventionalamounts.

required for the rye-wheat flour blends than the control (Run 34) toprovide batters of the same viscosity. Additionally, by usingapproximately wheat fiour-20% rye flour blend rather than wheat flour,the cake doughnuts tolerated a 50% increase in emulsifier without anyincrease of fat absorption and were of better quality. However it is tobe noted that without the 50% additional emulsifier, a better qualitycake doughnut was obtained where the only change in the mix was usingabout 20% rye flour in place of a corresponding amount of conventionalcake doughnut wheat flour in the base.

EXAMPLE 7 Using the same cake doughnut formulation as Example 1 and inaccordance with the procedure of Example 1, a

13 f runs were made in which the amount of P GME was varied from of theBase to 1.50% of the Base, the variation of the total amount ofemulsifier in a fully series 0 prepared mix being varied from 0.0% to1.42%. As present in Table 7, each run including two separate Baseswhich were made into doughnuts and tested, i.e., an run and a B run,each of the A run Bases did not include any rye flour while'each of theB run mixes included rye flour (based on the Base).

TABLE 7 Run---...... ...a..... Ingredients of Base. Percent: I

Yellow Hard Wheat Flour:

Total Base (each 01A and B Series)............. 100.00 100.00 100.00100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Added to Base, Percent:

mu ma ea a ma .ldoz.)

Fat Absorption (oz A Series B Series Height (mm):

A Series B Swim A Series B Series Performance:

SCORE 4 Days 3 Days tain any rye flour. Likewise for each run, the BBase performed better, and had a substantially better Score on the tastepanel eating quality tests.

192 5 break the doughnuts for all the A series Bases was slightly higherthan the corresponding B series Base.

Also on the basis of the tests of this example, a cake 192 doughnut basehaving no rye flour can tolerate "a'maximum of approximately 0.75% PGME(on the basis of the Base) while the rye-wheat third flour Base cantolerate a maximum of about 1.25%, i.e. 66% more PGME,

re m t .o ,e m. Md m r mm r 8 .me 8 m .m n P m m .m M m .S 6 m a m m E w3 .r. m m m n 0 w o m 4 m t u e 1% 50 m A m o m 5 6 e. am e a 1 1 1 WWWM3 1 11 1 u u n u u u n n u m n u m m n n m a T m 192 the optimun amountof lecithin that can be used in cake 64 doughnut bases that have andthat do not have rye flour. 128 70 The formula used was the same as thatused in Example 192 1 (other than for the emulsifier), with the amountof lecithin being varied from 0.40% to 2.00% of the base,

the data for the runs being set worthbelow in Table 8.

TABLE 8 80. 27 80. 12 79. 87 79. 62 79. 37 79. 12 78. 87 20. 20. O0 20.00 20. 00 .20. 00 20. 00 20. 00 y (B Series). 60. 27 60. 12 59. 87 59.62 59. 37 59. 12 58. 87 Lecithin (eachotAandB Series)- 0.40 0.00 0.751.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 Other Ingredients (Table C) 19. 13 19. 13 19.13 19. 13 19. 13 19. 13 10. 13 19. 13

Total Base (each of A and B Series) 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00 100.00100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Added to Base, Percent:

Water:

A Series 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 B Series 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 50 Sugar(each 01A and B Series) 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 Results:

Fat Absorption (oz./doz.):

A Series 2. 2. 2. 2. 60 3. 00 3. 25 3. 95 4. 10 B Series 1. 8O 1. 90 2.00 2. 20 2. 55 2. 75 3. 40 3. 50 Height:

A Series 181 181 182 182 182 178 172 170 B Series.-- 178 176 176 173 175174 170 172 Spread (mm.):

A Series 411 416 423 423 426 429 435 438 B Series 414 416 420 424 423425 428 430 Specific Volume (00.):

A Series 3. 21 3. 31 3. 33 3. 33 3. 32 3. 31 3. 24 3. 23 B Series 3. 113. 18 3. 27 3. 21 3. 24 3. 21 3. 23 3. 22

V.G. G. G. F. F. F. P. V.G. V.G. G. G. F. F. F.

A Series 49 50 56 53 57 60 70 69 B S 44 44 47 48 54 62 59 60 SugarRetention (5 days):

eries G. G. V.G. V.G G. F- B Series G. V.G. V.G. V.G. G. G. Rye FlourWheat and Rye Flour (Series B), percent. 24. 89 24. 95 25.04 25.12 15.20 25. 28 25. 36 Percent Rye Flour in Mix 14. 92 14.92 14. 92 14. 92 14.92 14. 92 14. 92 Percent Emulsifier in Mix (each Series) 0. 42 0. 56 0.75 0.93 1. 12 1. 30 1. 49

SCORE 5 Days too far, Runs 48A-51A gassed way out, and the frying fatwas foaming with Runs 49A-51A. There was spreading with Runs 47B, 48B,and with Runs 49B, 50B, 51B there was foaming and the doughnuts gassedout too far. In this series of runs, the peak performance obtained usinglecithin with a base containing no rye flour 6% lecithin (based on theBase) while that for bases containing rye flour was .75

As compared to the A series bases doughnut for each run, the respectiveB series base doughnuts has considerably less fat absorption absorbedmore water in making the batter, held gas better, and showed bettereating and keeping qualities.

EXAMPLE 9 A series of runs were made similar to those of EX- ample 8,other than Tween 60 was used in varying amounts from 0.0% (based on mix)to 0.90% instead of lecithin. The data for this series is set forthbelow in Table 9.

In this series of runs, the doughnuts made in Run 54A gassed out quitefar, Runs 55A, 56A spread and gassed way out, and Run 57A showed spread,Run 56B was starting to spread and gassed out too far, and Run 57Bspread and gassed out. Higher quantities of Tween 60 (polysorbate 60)caused the doughnuts to gas out excessively, although the rye-whiteblend flours of doughnuts showed better gas retention qualities thanthose that contained no rye flour. From this series of runs, 0.3%polysorbate 60 (based on Base) is about the limit for non-rye flour cakedoughnut mixes of the Table 7 formulation in making marketable cakedoughnuts while 0.7% polysorbate was about the limit for the rye-wheatflour blend doughnut bases.

TABLE 9 Run i 52 53 54 55 56 57 Ingredients of base, percent:

Yellow Hard Wheat Flour:

A Series 80.87 80. 77 80. 57 80. 37 80. 17 79. 97 B Series 60.87 60.7760. 57 60. 37 60.17 59. 97 White Rye Flour (B Series) (each of A and Beri 2O 20.00 20. 00 20.00 20.00 20. 0O Tween 60 1 0. 0. 0.50 0. 70 0.90Other Ingredients (Table 0)... 19.13 19. 13 19.13 19. 13 19. 13

Total (each of A and BSeries 100.00 100.00 100.00 100. O0 100. 00 100.00

Added to Base, Percent:

Water:

1. 25 1. 65 2. 65 4. 6. 10 9. 00 B Series Q 1. 00 1. 20 1. 90 2. 65 4.20 7. Height (nun):

A Series 179 178 187 182 160 121 B Series 174 175 182 182 172 151 Spread(mm.):

A Series 409 410 148 428 450 530 B Series 406 410 416 423 431 457Specific Volume (00.):

A Series 3.06 3.09 3. 31 3. 22 2. 91 2. 40 B Series 8.02 3.03 3. 30 3.35 3. 23 2. 58 Performance:

A Series V.G. G. F. P. P. s B Series .G. V.G. V.G. V.G. G. P.

u ar Pick U s doz g es p (gm 48 52 68 73 76 80 B Series 37 51 58 62 65Sugar Retention (5 days):

A Series P. F. G. P. P. P. B Series P. P. G. G. F. P. Rye Flour/TotalWheat Rye Flour (Series B) 24. 73 24.77 24. 82 24. 88 24.95 25. 01Percent Rye Flour in Mix 14.92 14. 92 14. 92 14.92 14. 92 14.92 PercentEmulsifier in Mix (each Series) 0 0.07 0. 22 0.37 0. 52 0. 67

l Tween =Trademark of Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc. for polysorbate60.

SCORE 3 Days 5 Days The embodiments of the invention in which anexclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. A fully prepared mix for preparing cake doughnuts, comprising about58% to 62% flour, from about 20% to 30% sugar, from about 3% to 5%shortening and a leavening agent, said flour including Wheat fiour'andabout 3.7% to 25% rye flour on a mix basis.

2. The mix of claim 1 further characterized in that there is providedabout 0.5% to 3.0% egg solids and an emulsifier.

3. The mix of claim 2 further characterized that the rye flour is in anamount of at least about 11% of the mix.

4. The mix of claim 2 further characterized in that the wheat flour is aspring wheat flour.

5. The mix of claim 2 further characterized in that the emulsifiercomprises lecithen, propylene glycol fatty acid esters and mono anddiglycerides, said emulsifier being in an amount up to about 0.67% on amix basis.

6. The mix of claim 2 further characterized in that the emulsifierconsists of lecithen in an amount up to about 0.56% on a mix basis.

7. The mix of claim 2 further characterized in that the emulsifierconsists of a polysorbate in an amount up to about 0.52% on a mix basis.

8. The mix of claim 2 further characterized in that the rye flour is awhite rye flour.

9. A fully prepared mix for preparing cake doughnuts comprising whiteWheat flour, rye flour, the rye flour being in an amount of about 6% to40% of the total rye and wheat flour and a minimum of about 3.7% on amix basis, from about 20% to 30% sugar, from about 3% to 5% shorteningand a chemical leavening agent.

10. The mix of claim 9 further characterized in that the rye flour is awhite rye flour in an amount of at least about 11% of the total ryeflour and wheat flour.

11. The mix of claim 10 further characterized in that the rye flourcomprises up to about 19% of the mix.

12. In the process of preparing cake doughnuts, admixing a mixcomprising white wheat flour, from about 20% to about 30% sugar on a mixbasis, from about 3% to about 5% shortening on a mix basis, and achemical leavening agent, and an amount of water to provide a batter ofthe desired viscosity, and making cake doughnuts from the batter, theimprovement being adding an effective amount of rye flour to theingredients used for making the batter for substantially improving thekeeping and eating qualities of the cake doughnuts made from the batter.

13. The process of claim 12 further characterized in that rye flourcomprises up to about 19% of the mix.

14. The process of claim 12 further characterized in that the mixincludes from about 0.5 to about 3% egg solids on a mix basis.

15. The process of claim 14 further characterized in that the total ryeflour and wheat flour comprises from about 58% to about 62% on a mixbasis.

16. The process of claim 14 further characterized in that the mixincludes milk solids, egg solids and an edible emulsifier, and that therye flour is a white rye flour.

17. In a process for improving the eating and keeping qualities of cakedoughnuts made from a cake doughnut mix having from about 58% to about62% flour in a fully prepared cake doughnut mix, the step ofincorporating from about 3.7% to about 25% rye flour on a mix basis inthe cake doughnut mix as part of the flour.

18. In a process for improving the eating and keeping 10 qualities ofcake doughnuts made from a cake doughnut base, the step of incorporatingWhite flour and between about 6% to 40% white rye flour on a total ryeand wheat flour basis in the cake doughnut base.

19. The process of claim 18 further characterized in 15 20. The processof claim 19 further characterized in that the amount of rye flour on atotal rye and wheat flour basis is between about 18% and 31%.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,929,829 10/1933 Shroyer 99922,401,259 5/1946 Lloyd et a1. 9994 3,152,910 lO/1964 Sugihara et a1 9994OTHER REFERENCES Dollars in Doughnuts, Procter and Gamble Bakery Serviceof The Procter and Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1933, pages 7 to 9, 14,15 and 68 to 70.

RAYMOND N. JONES, Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 9994 733 3 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. 3,481, 745 DatedDecember 2, 1969 Inventor(s) Alvin F. Borer and John R. Dixon It iscertified that error appears in the above-identified patent and thatsaid Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

r- Column 1, line 55 after "quality" insert -cake-.

Column 8 Table 2, Column 14, "20. 75 should be --20.00-- Column 9, Table4, Column 26, "140" should be --4lO--; Table 4, column 25 "14.920"should be ---l4. 9?.-; Table 4, column 26, '18. 75" should be l8. 73".Column 11, Table 5, column 31, "17.5" should be l. 75-; Score, "Days"should be 5 Days-- Column '13, Table 7, column 40 "39. 13" should be l9.l3- Column 15 Table 8, column headed Run, Rye Flour Wheat" should be RyeFlour/Total Wheat--; Table 8, column 49, "15.20" shoul be 25. 20--.Column 17, Table 9, column 54, "148" should be SIGNED AND SEALED JUN 231970 .Auest:

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WILLIAM E- 'SGHUYIIER, IB- Attesung Officer Oomlssioner 0: 3am

